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The Informant! (15)

A Serious Man (15) | Stars Michael Stuhlbarg and Sari Lennick

A Serious Man (15)

This brutal, troubling, raven-black comedy is a complete delight.

The Informant! (15) | Stars Matt Damon

The Informant! (15)

You get one big clunker of a climax tossed in your lap.

New Moon (12A TBC) | Stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart

New Moon (12A TBC)

Special preview - the film company hasn’t let me watch it yet.

Taking Woodstock (15) | Directed by Ang Lee | Stars Henry Goodman

Taking Woodstock (15)

A very sweet film — slow-paced but charming and easygoing.

Glorious 39 (12A) | Stars Romola Garai, Eddie Redmayne, Bill Nighy, David Tennant

Glorious 39 (12A)

Not quite glorious but really rather spiffing in parts. Pip pip!

Michael Jackson's This Is It (PG)

Michael Jackson's This Is It (PG)

For the fans - the thing plays out like a two-hour DVD extra.

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The Invention Of Lying (12A)

To tell you the truth Ricky Gervais’s new film is rubbish.

Julie & Julia (12A)

This bland gastro-mantic comedy needs much less sugar and a hell of a lot more bite.

Love Happens (12A) | Stars Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston

Love Happens (12A)

Even diehard romance fans will find their patience challenged.

(500) Days of Summer (12A) | Stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Zooey Deschanel

(500) Days of Summer (12A)

Effortlessly knocks all the competition into a cocked hat.

1 Day (15)

Britain’s first "hip hop musical". It tells the story of a day in the life of local hoodlum.

2012 (12A) | Stars Jimi Mistry, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Cusack and Danny Glover

2012 (12A)

If you’ve got an appetite for destruction, 2012’s worth watching.

An Education (15) | Stars Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard

An Education (15)

Awards for its annoyingly good star are a near-dead cert.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (12A) | Heath Ledger¿s last film

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (12A)

Drenched in imagination it pulses with a love for storytelling.

Bright Star (12A)

Lush biopic of the poet John Keats, is definitely a thing of beauty.

Creation (PG)

Yet another period biopic from the gloom-peddlers at BBC Films.

Mark Of An Angel (12A) stars Catherine Frot and Sandrine Bonnaire

Mark Of An Angel (12A)

Well-acted but unconvincing drama based on a shocking true story.

Easy Virtue - PG

It’s Meet The Parents for ponces, in short.

Dead Man Running (15) | Stars Arfur Dollar, Danny Dyer, Brenda Blethyn and Tamer Hassan

Dead Man Running (15)

Opening scene sets the tone nicely..dumb as nuts, and rubbish.

A Perfect Getaway (15) | Stars Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich

A Perfect Getaway (15)

The best (non-kiddie) option in a horribly bad week.

Inglourious Basterds (18) | Quentin Tarantino's war film

Inglourious Basterds (18)

This is a brutal, audacious, triumphant piece of filmmaking.

Mesrine: Killer Instinct (15) | Stars Vincent Cassel

Mesrine: Killer Instinct (15)

Mesrine is cold-blooded, brutal, conniving...and damn cool.

Rated DVDs

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (U)

Not just a great family film — it’s a great film full stop.

Bandslam (PG) | High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens in Bandslam (PG)

A mismatched group of high school teens come together through song.

Jennifer's Body (15)

We were promised a sexy chiller. We’ve got a credit-crunched Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Triangle (15)

This is leakier than a hedgehog’s cagoule, you’ll be picking holes in the plot.

Pontypool (15) | Stars Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly

Pontypool (15)

It’s a masterclass in building horror atmosphere.

Sorority Row | Film review by Robbie Collin

Sorority Row (15)

Horror knock-off about five busty babes fleeing a knifeman.

RUN: AWAY: From Zombieland

Zombieland (15)

Yes, it’s got jokes but it’s soulless-dead behind the eyes.

Dorian Gray (15)

Ben Barnes is so flat as Dorian, I had to double-check he wasn’t playing the painting.

Up (U) | Pixar | Voices by Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai and Christopher Plumme

Up (U)

This studio gets animation better than anyone else.

Waltz with Bashir (18)

No its NOT a deleted scene from Living With Jacko

VIDEO: NEW AVATAR TRAILER

Bickety-bam! Sorry, but this is going to be freaking excellent.

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District 9 (15) | Movie review

District 9 (15)

A low-budget sci-fi film - but movie lightning has struck here.

Megan Fox in Transformers Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers (12A)

Revenge of the Fallen is a truly great, truly stupid summer-event movie.

Terminator: Salvation (12A) | Stars Christian Bale, Sam Worthington and Kyle Reese.

Terminator: Salvation (12A)

Film where the on-set motto seems to have been: "I’ll Be Cack."

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